ServSafe® Manager

ServSafe® Manager training helps you understand all the food safety risks faced in the kitchen. Once you are aware of the risks, you can find ways to reduce them. The ServSafe® Manager course will help you keep your kitchen, staff, customers, and family safe.

From the basics of handwashing, to more complex topics such as foodborne pathogens, this course will provide you with what you need to know to keep food safe. This course will prepare individuals for the ServSafe® Manager exam. The exam is administered by GTCC.

What are the requirements to register (Prerequisites)?

Good Computer Skills

E-mail and access to a computer with Internet

Will I need good computer skills and access to a computer for class (Technology Requirements)?

Yes. In order to be successful in the Quick Careers program, students need to have good computer skills. If you are a beginner on the computer, you should take a course first, to strengthen your computer skills before registering for a Quick Careers course. (Contact the Quick Careers Office @ 336-334-4822 Ext. 53108 with questions).

Individuals should also know that as a Quick Careers student, you will need to have access to a computer outside of class in order to complete required coursework. Computers used outside of class would need to be Internet connected and also have compatible software to what is used in class (e.g. Microsoft® Word, Excel, and, Power Point 2010, etc.) If you do not have a home computer, you should plan to visit a GTCC "Open Lab" to complete required course work.

The below checklist provides information regarding the minimum computer skills needed in order to register for a Quick Careers course. Potential students should thoroughly evaluate their computer skills using this checklist.

Good Computer Skills Self-Assessment Checklist

You should be able to turn a computer on and off

Do you know the difference in an operating system versus an application software(i.e. Windows® 7 versus Microsoft® Office 2007)

Do you know how to use the computer desktop

Do you know how to make a folder on the desktop

Do you know how to save information on the desktop

Do you know how to retrieve information from the desktop

Do you know what a flash drive is

Do you know how to make a folder on a flash drive

Do you know how to save information on a flash drive

Do you know how to retrieve information from a flash drive

Do you know how to use the internet

Can you bookmark a website

Can you "Google Search"/research information on the internet

Do you have a personal email account

Can you access your personal email from a computer other than your home computer

Can you send internet links via email

Can you send an attachment in an email

Do you know how to create, save and use a basic Microsoft® Word document

Word processing software

Can you type at least 25-30 words per minute

Are you familiar with Microsoft® Excel

Spreadsheet software

Are you familiar with Microsoft® PowerPoint

Presentation software

Is there financial assistance available to help pay for this this training?

You may be eligible for scholarship money. Go to our Workforce Development Scholarships pageto learn if you might meet the applicant requirements. Scholarship have time sensitive application deadlines.

Additionally, the NCWorks Career Center may be able to assist through the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) program. NCWorks Greensboro: 336-297-9444 or NCWorks High Point 336-882-4141.

How do I register for this class?

Or you may register in person. When registering in person, completed the Continuing Education Registration Form and bring it with your payment (check, cash, credit card, or money order), to one of the GTCC Campuses:

What books and supplies/tools do I need? And where do I purchase the books and supplies/tools?

Can I miss the first day of class (Attendance Policy)?

If you enter after the second day of class, you will not receive credit for taking the class. Additionally, time absent will be counted against you; students can only miss 7 hours of class total and pass the class.

If I drop the class will I get a refund (Refund policy)?

The college will make a 100% refund of registration fees if you officially withdraw from class before the first meeting. Also if the class is canceled or full, GTCC will make a full refund.

The college will refund 75% of the registration fee (of tuition only) if you officially withdraw from the class on the first day of class or before the class reaches the census date. The census date varies from class to class. Non-attendance is not a basis for a refund.